A woman who has accused a former Britain’s Got Talent contestant of rape has denied plotting with another alleged victim to get a “victory” over him. Andrew Johnston, 30, who competed as a singer on ...

A burns victim is being treated for critical injuries after a house fire and explosion in the Bloxwich area of Walsall. West Midlands Police said the man was found and treated along with another male, ...

A former police sergeant has appeared in court charged with striking and injuring a man during an arrest. The ex-officer, who can now be named as Paul Street following submissions from the PA news ...

A new study will give elderly people slush to drink to see if it can help stave off heat-related illnesses like heatstroke. Experts from the University of Brighton will explore if the “very simple ...

Parts of southern and central England are expected to see temperatures reach 26C on Tuesday, and they could climb to 30C on Thursday.

A 38-year-old man suspected of carrying out a crossbow attack in Leeds has died, counter-terrorism police have said. Owen Lawrence, from Headingley, was taken to hospital on Saturday with a ...

Twelve people were arrested during the operation in West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside on Tuesday.

Russia struck civilian areas of Ukraine with drones in another deadly nighttime attack, officials said on Tuesday. The attack ...

Coronation Street will air Julie Carp's final scenes next week – and fans of the ITV soap are set for it be an emotional one.

The Grangemouth refinery has now ceased processing crude oil, its owner Petroineos has confirmed. The industrial site in central Scotland was the last oil refinery operating north of the border. In ...

Coca-Cola reported better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter and said the impact of tariffs on its business are likely to be “manageable”.

The German sportswear giant said prices will rise in the face of cost increases from Donald Trump’s move to raise trade tariffs on goods into ...